Food Network and Smithfield Foods both chose to drop Southern food celeb Paula Deen amidst a scandal in which Deen admitted to having used racial slurs. However, the negative publicity seems to be causing a bump in sales for two of Deen's other business ventures — cookbooks and cruises.

According to CNN Money, presale orders for the star's latest cookbook, Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightended Up, have spiked on Amazon in the past few days, jumping a whopping 1,300% from a 1,592 ranking on Monday to 115th on Tuesday. Additionally, one of her older cookbooks, Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible, surged to the 350th spot, 114% up from a previous 750 standing.

Also picking up sales as a result of the controversy is the annual Paula Deen Cruise. The Huffington Post reports that, in fact, an extra departure has been set for 2014 because of popular demand. Apparently around 500 people attend each cruise, and Julie Goodman Cook of Alice Travel says she is, "expecting that number to increase." Another cruise representative continued to support Deen despite the circumstances: "It's always an amazing time with Paula, her family and fans. If she goes — we go."

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